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The best night of my life was watching the Japanese Noh theater. I've only seen it once, but even saying it now, I think, 'How can I ever have this experience again?' It was so mesmerizing, so complicated and so primordial I could not believe it.

Vivienne Westwood

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Vivienne Westwood
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: April 8
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